Saturday, February 17, 2018, 11:05 p.m.

39 die in Iranian passenger plane crash

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and ADAM SCHRECK The Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — A locally built Iranian passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran on Sunday, killing 39 people and reviving questions about the safety of a cash-strapped aviation sector left hobbled by international sanctions.